Clothes-rack.



J. V. THOMPSON.

CLOTHES RACK.

APPLICATION Hugo JUNE 2.191s.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT onnion.

JAMES V. THOMPSON, HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

CLOTHES-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June'2, 1916. Serial No. 101,241.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES V. THOMPSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, 1n the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new andusefulImprovement in Clothes- Racks; and I do hereby declare the following,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andthecharacters of to'be a full, clear,-

reference marked thereon, and exact description of the same, and whichsaid drawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in

Figure l a face view of a clothes rack constructed in accordance with myinvention, and indicated as attached to a hot water boiler.

Fig. 2 a top or plan view.

Fig. 3 a broken rear view of one of the straps illustrating means forconnecting the ends.

This invention relates to an improvement in clothes racks, and whileadapted to be connected with various forms of support, is parextend, theends 9 and 10 being threaded for the reception of nuts 11 and 12. The.

rack-supporting hooks are formed from wires doubled upon themselves, thedoubled end 13 bent to form a hook from which the wires extend upwardover the strap i'and between that strap and the support 6, thencedownward, and the ends formed with eyes 14 through which the strap 5passes.

invention consists in the con-- lower strap passes, said bar The clothesbars 15 are also formed from wire Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

doubled at the center and the ends formed with eyes 16 which are locatedbetween the eyes 14 and through which the straps 5 pass so as to hingethe clothes bars to the lower strap. The position ofthe hooks 13 is suchthat when the clothes bars 15 are in a hori-. they will rest in thehooks zontal position, 7 l3 and be supported thereby. When disengagedfrom the hooks they will drop down into a substantially verticalposition. As]

many hooks and bars maybe employed as the size of the boiler or theneeds of the user may require. The hooks, bars and straps are readilyformed from wire and can be readily assembled, and conveniently packedfor shipment; and when in place provide a rigid rack.

I clalm 1- 1. A clothes rack comprising two straps adapted to be securedin place, a. bar-support formed from wire having an eye through which.one of the straps passes, said support extending upward inside and overthe other strap and downward and outward therefrom, sa d supportterminating in a hook at its outer end, combined with a bar formed 7with an eye'through which the lower strap passes, said baradapted toengage with said hook whereby it is supported in a horizontal position.

' 2. A clothes rack comprising an upper strap and a lower strap, meansfor connecting the ends of said straps, a support formed from wiredoubled upon itself and formed with eyes at the ends of the wire throughwhich the lower strap-passes, said support extending upward inside andover the upper strap and downward andoutward therefrom, and terminatingformed from wire doubled upon itself the ends formed with eyes throughwhich the engaged with said hook whereby it is sup ported in ahorizontal position. I JAMES V.: THOMPSON.

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with a hook, a clothes-bar 7 adapted to be

